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iShares Broad USD Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF
USIG

105 hedge funds and large institutions have $718M invested in iShares Broad USD Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF in 2016 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 13 funds opening new positions, 36 increasing their positions, 30 reducing their positions, and 6 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

117% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 13 | Existing positions closed: 6

100% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 1 → 2 (+1)

34% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $534M → $718M (+$184M)

23.88% more ownership

Funds ownership: 121.73% → 145.61% (+24%)

20% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 36 | Existing positions reduced: 30

5% more funds holding

Funds holding: 100 → 105 (+5)

Holders
105
Holders Change
+5
Holders Change %
+5%
% of All Funds
2.8%
Holding in Top 10
2
Holding in Top 10 Change
+1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+100%
% of All Funds
0.05%
New
13
Increased
36
Reduced
30
Closed
6
Calls
–
Puts
–
Net Calls
–
Net Calls Change
–

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
UBS Group
UBS Group
Switzerland
+$159M
2
Jane Street
Jane Street
New York
+$14.4M
3
AT
Arden Trust
Delaware
+$9.93M
4
BFA
BlackRock Fund Advisors
California
+$7.51M
5
MA
MUFG Americas
New York
+$5.74M

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
ClearBridge Investments
ClearBridge Investments
New York
-$10.2M
2
Goldman Sachs
Goldman Sachs
New York
-$7.65M
3
AssetMark Inc
AssetMark Inc
California
-$4.23M
4
Envestnet Asset Management
Envestnet Asset Management
Illinois
-$4.11M
5
Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management
Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management
Wisconsin
-$3.55M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
PAMU
26
Pictet Asset Management (UK)
United Kingdom
$4.26M +$148K +2,600 +4%
BCI
27
Brinker Capital Investments
Pennsylvania
$3.96M -$114 -2 -0%
JIR
28
James Investment Research
Ohio
$3.48M -$79.7K -1,400 -2%
ACM
29
Ashford Capital Management
Delaware
$2.77M +$1.41M +24,814 +104%
Franklin Resources
30
Franklin Resources
California
$2.58M +$2.58M +45,404 New
Nomura Asset Management
31
Nomura Asset Management
Japan
$2.47M +$1.72M +30,200 +229%
BAC
32
Boys Arnold & Co
North Carolina
$2.33M -$172K -3,018 -7%
CCA
33
Checchi Capital Advisers
California
$2.24M -$50.5K -888 -2%
CFP
34
Cornerstone Financial Partners
North Carolina
$1.8M +$908K +15,954 +102%
BA
35
Boston Advisors
Massachusetts
$1.78M +$141K +2,484 +9%
Lazard Asset Management
36
Lazard Asset Management
New York
$1.64M – – –
MML Investors Services
37
MML Investors Services
Massachusetts
$1.42M -$108K -1,902 -7%
SIA
38
SeaBridge Investment Advisors
New Jersey
$1.41M +$19.3K +340 +1%
William Blair & Company
39
William Blair & Company
Illinois
$1.4M – – –
CCM
40
Canal Capital Management
Virginia
$1.32M +$6.26K +110 +0.5%
AG
41
Advisor Group
Arizona
$1.26M -$1.02K -18 -0.1%
HIIFS
42
Harel Insurance Investments & Financial Services
Israel
$1.26M – – –
BCM
43
Bluefin Capital Management
New York
$1.23M -$2.31M -40,532 -65%
TNBTD
44
Trustmark National Bank Trust Department
Mississippi
$1.16M +$255K +4,480 +28%
Commonwealth Equity Services
45
Commonwealth Equity Services
Massachusetts
$1.07M +$5.92K +104 +0.6%
Stifel Financial
46
Stifel Financial
Missouri
$949K +$949K +16,676 New
WA
47
Waverly Advisors
Alabama
$922K +$922K +16,200 New
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
48
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
Iowa
$850K +$148K +2,606 +21%
SG Americas Securities
49
SG Americas Securities
New York
$789K – – –
US Bancorp
50
US Bancorp
Minnesota
$692K +$584K +10,256 +540%
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USIG Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2016 in Review

105 of the 3,748 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares Broad USD Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF (USIG) for Q3 2016, worth a combined $718M — up 34% from $534M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 13 funds opened new USIG positions and 6 closed out — a net gain of 7 holders — while 36 added to existing stakes and 30 trimmed.

The largest buyer was UBS Group, adding an estimated $159M. The largest seller was ClearBridge Investments, cutting an estimated $10.2M.

  • 105 institutional investors held iShares Broad USD Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF (USIG) as of Q3 2016, up from 100 in Q2 2016.
  • Funds reported $718M of iShares Broad USD Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF stock for Q3 2016, up 34% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 13 funds opened new iShares Broad USD Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF positions in Q3 2016 and 6 closed out, a net change of +7 holders.
  • The largest iShares Broad USD Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF buyer in Q3 2016 was UBS Group, an estimated $159M added.
  • The largest iShares Broad USD Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF seller in Q3 2016 was ClearBridge Investments, an estimated $10.2M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2016.